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may 20, 1774 - Administration of Justice Act, A.K.A Murder Act

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The act was passed to allow governors to move capital trials against government officials to Great Britain. Some colonists thought it would allow officials to get away with murder which is why it was also called murder act

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may 20, 1774
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~ 252 years ago